Shipping Terms & Abbreviations

Glossary of Freight & International Shipping Terms

A

AD Code

Airway Bill

Advance Authorization

Air Freight Shipping

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)

Apeda

B

Back to Back LC

Bank Guarantee

BAF VS Caf

Bill of Entry

Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)

C

Calculating CBM

Commercial Invoice

CIP Incoterms

CIF Incoterms

CFR Incoterms

Container Freight Station

Certificate of Origin

CPT Incoterms

Customs House Agent

Container Yard

CAF (Currency Adjustment Factor)

D

Deemed Exports

DAP Incoterms

DGFT Interest Equalization

Demurrage Charges

Duty Credit Scrip

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

DAT Incoterms

DDP Incoterms

Dunnage

E

Export Documentation

Export Oriented Units

Export Promotion Council

Export Incentives

Export General Manifest

EBRC

Export Credit Insurance

Export Inspection Agency

Export Credit Insurance

EPCG Scheme

Ex Works Incoterms

Export Health Certificate

Export Oriented Units

Export Refund GST

F

Freight Collect & Prepaid

FCL VS LCL

FOB Incoterms

FCA Incoterms

FOB Incoterms

Forfaiting

Fumigation Certificate

FAS Incoterms

Forward Contract

H

House Bill of Lading

I

ICD (Inland Container Depot)

ICEGATE

Irrevocable LC

Incoterms

Import General Manifest

L

Letter of Credit

LUT

Logistics for Export

Letter of Indemnity

LCL (Less than Container Load)

Letter of Credit

M

Marine Insurance

MPEDA

N

NVOCCs

O

Ocean Bill of Lading

P

Packing List

Pre-Shipment Packing Credit

Proforma vs Commercial Invoice

Proforma Invoice

R

RCMC Registration

REX Exporter System

ROSCTL Scheme

RODTEP Scheme

Reefer Containers

S

Sight LC

Surrender Bill of Lading

Standby Letter of Credit

Shipping Bill

Shippers Letter of Instruction (SLI)

Sea Waybill

T

TEU Containers

Types of Shipping Containers

Telex Release

Tonnage

Terminal Handling Charges